Failures And Accomplishments

I can easily read the words, I just have trouble comprehending what I have just read. This makes it a challenge to write about a subject that I am required to read in order to learn the subject matter. The next scenario that I do not particularly care for is the task of mixing my ideas with a required topic. I do this while putting together my Sunday School class, and it is sometimes a struggle. However, if I can stay focused at home with three kids, a wife, a dog and my list of chores all bidding for my time, I can get past these obstacles.

Many students have struggled with essays for their English class. They have difficulties due to many issues, the least of which are poor writing skills. Each person has their own area of writing which gives them the most trouble. If this lack of skill is not addressed then a student can be certain that his or her grade will fall. Personally, I have the most difficulty with conclusions, transitions, and comma usage. To address these issues I conducted research and found three effective sources; The Little seagull Handbook, Smart-words.org, and grammar.ccc.commnet.edu. These three sources assisted me in improving each of my three skills, which I struggle with.

Amy Tan, a child of Chinese immigrants, wrote the story “Two Kinds”, telling the tale of a Jing-Mei’s rebellion against her mother’s desire to change her into a prodigy. As Jing-Mei’s mother continually tells her she does not try hard enough to succeed, the conflict between Jing-Mei and her mother escalates. Jing-Mei grows more stubborn, making every effort to resist her mother, and the relationship devolves into a standoff where mother and daughter both refuse to budge from their position. “Two Kinds” shows the irony in Jing-Mei’s relationship with her mother; while her mother believes Jing-Mei does not try hard enough to succeed, Jing-Mei succeeds in her struggle for identity by refusing to become the person her mother wants.

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” This quote by Dale Carnegie means you should try even when you don’t believe you can accomplish what you want. A lot of things may seem hopeless, but they can always be accomplished or done it just depends on how much you want it. To be Forlorn is to completely lose cocksure and there’s always some left in you even when you doubt there is you just have to unearth it and once you find it never let it go because it can never be lost forever. People who keep trying and go the extra mile they never thought they could go are the people who are going to make it in the moment of truth; do you want to be that

English classes are very important if you want to pursuit your academic goal, and there are a lot of things that I learned about academic writing in this semester. At first, I thought that it was going to be easy as long as I kept doing my brief assignments on time and showing up in classes. However, I was wrong, English is hard, especially if you are an international student because the methods of writing an essay are different. Though, I decided to take English 1301 because I wanted to be able to write something that would make it easier for a reader to understand, and of course to make me get good grades in other classes assignments. Also, because I didn’t know the difference between writing a rhetorical analysis essay and writing a normal

During this semester, the realization of my past was that I have often skimmed through parts of the writing process to get the job done. Not being an avid reader often hindered my writing abilities. This class most definitely made me realize that the entire writing process is important and having peer reviews also helped significantly and certainly made a difference in the result of my work. Taking the time to read, brainstorm my thoughts, write an outline, rough draft after rough draft, reading constructive criticism of others helped in the revisions of my papers’ reaching the best possible outcome. When selecting English 102, I knew I would be challenged, but to what extent I was unsure. If like past English courses that were taken learning to write essays would be the goal. Once realizing that my work would be shared with others, providing informed information

During the fall semester I enrolled in an English 111 course to help improve my writing skills. Throughout the semester I was instructed to write four papers, not including this one. The topics for my essays were about; the value of education, victims and creators, a report essay, and last but not least a review essay. Each essay became more challenging than the previous one. As each essay came along, I applied the skills I learned in class and necessary peer evaluations to correct my mistakes so that I could get better at writing.

In the eight weeks of my English151B class, I have improved my writing skills to write a well-organized and focused essay by avoiding run-ons, fragments, using proper verb tenses, and punctuation marks.

At the start of the fall semester, I remember doing a ‘Getting Started’ assignment where I described my weaknesses and goals for the course. This class has changed my perspective on English classes, and

I must admit, at the beginning, English course description was overwhelming and made me question my own capabilities. English is my second language and on top of that, I always had difficulty writing pretty much everything; essays, summaries. Last four months has been very busy. Under the knowledgeable and helpful eye of my professor, I have read and analyzed multiple articles on various

Also, I look at what would be a good story to tell on the topic that was provided or your own topic. Plus, some people can get confused on what they are trying to write about and would start to get frustrated and panic, which happens to many students. But I think the most confusion thing of all is trying to understand what you need to write about and how to set up a layout to start planning your paper, which could help you later when you are ready to write/type up your paper. This method had help many students and it even helps me some times when I’m stuck and don’t know where to start. In addition, when you write your paper it is not always going to come out right the first time. There will be many draft or pre- reviewing of your friends or students in class, which could help because sometimes you don’t check your own corrections that probably needs to get changed or fixed. This has helped me with both of the major essays that I had worked on in class because I have a problem with spelling the right word that I’m trying to say but sometimes that doesn’t always happen and I usely have to go back and fix those

1. My writing has grown tremendously since my first essay of the semester. The first essay I struggled with organization and sentence structure. Considering my last essay, I have been able to organize information to make it much more pleasing to read. Likewise, in my second essay I had some trouble with the MLA format. However, in my last essay I managed to cite and source all information more favorably. Furthermore, in my third essay I had trouble with adding detail in my body paragraphs. In my last essay, I was able to demonstrate a full understanding of the assignment by providing great detail. Overall, throughout this course, I have been able to form my own unique style of writing

When I moved to America writing became harder. My teachers could not understand most of the sentences I jotted down on my paper. I became overwhelmed. I refused to step an inch near that classroom because it made me feel unintelligent. Fortunately, on a rainy day I spent hours contemplating, and eventually I became filled with determination to succeed in my English class. To overcome my improper ways, I put in countless hours of extreme studying on websites that enhanced my spelling, Parts of Speech, and taught myself every tip and tricks in the English language. Soon, I began writing essays for fun. Now In my senior year, I’m very happy to announce that I am now studying hard and thriving in my AICE General Papers class, where I can happily write essays and learn more about the English

Strong relationships are something I always have looked for in life. I find myself searching for people who share common interests, I enjoy spending time with, and most importantly have the same level of respect for others as I do. I have had a lot of experiences in my life that have shaped my ideas of respect for others and for myself. I always do my best to stay true to myself by doing things that I believe to be right and that I truly enjoy doing. I search for people with these same ideals.

My experience with English has changed drastically from middle school to college. Being in middle school I have really had to do much of a big paper, but as I progressed through college I’ve realized there much more that has to be added. I had always wondered why middle school was so easy but as years went on, I realized that advancing to college there’s a lot more requirements and importance to writing. In middle school, I was young and just starting to really realize what an essay was and after high school I really understood what an essay consists of. No matter how